SecondMark position
Readiness begins with system identity and claim clarity, then extends to evidence traceability, runtime access, control ownership, and known uncertainty.
The examination is bounded to defined claims, a versioned system, and evidence that can be traced to the state under review. Any material exclusion or uncertainty remains visible in the conclusion.
Core questions
What the examination needs to establish.
- 01
Is there one versioned system record?
- 02
Are material claims written and owned?
- 03
Can production behavior be observed safely?
- 04
Are incidents and unresolved risks disclosed?
Evidence model
Evidence is assembled around the claim—not the folder structure.
System and ownership records
Collected, attributed, challenged, and connected to the exact system boundary under examination.
Architecture, control, and runtime material
Collected, attributed, challenged, and connected to the exact system boundary under examination.
Known incidents and limitations
Collected, attributed, challenged, and connected to the exact system boundary under examination.
Decision context and required claims
Collected, attributed, challenged, and connected to the exact system boundary under examination.
Intended outcome
A practical gap list that distinguishes missing evidence from missing engineering controls.
Professional boundary
What an opinion does—and does not—mean.
It provides
A traceable independent conclusion on defined claims, grounded in the evidence and system state examined.
It does not provide
A guarantee that failure is impossible, a permanent certification, or a conclusion beyond the stated scope and validity conditions.